Eco Explorers

Wildflower

The towering 'corpse flower' that heats itself up to pump out a stench of rotting flesh, then collapses within two days.

Nicknamed the 'corpse flower', it is taller than a person and smells of rotting flesh!
It even heats itself up to spread its stink further, to attract beetles and flies.
It blooms only once every few years, and the giant bloom collapses within two days.

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Units

Titan Arum

PollinationCarrion beetles and flesh flies — the bloom heats up and reeks of rotting flesh to lure them

Seed DispersalAnimals — bright orange-red fruits eaten by hornbills and other birds

DefencesNone notable; the stench is for attraction

Special AbilityWarms its central spike to near human body temperature to broadcast its carrion scent

Flowering SeasonBlooms unpredictably, only every few years, and for just 24 to 48 hours

Seeds / YearHundreds of fruits and seeds after a rare successful bloom

Human UsesA botanic-garden spectacle and a conservation flagship

Record TraitWorld's largest unbranched inflorescence — about 2.5 to 3 m tall (it is many tiny flowers, not one)